defunction

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/dəˈfʌŋkʃən/

noun

Death.

Opposite
existencelifebirth
OriginLatin dēfūnctiō →
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Meanings

noundefunction (countable and uncountable, plural defunctions)

plural defunctions

  1. countableobsoleteuncountableDeath.

    Until four hundred one-and-twenty years / After defunction of King Pharamond […]

    1599 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Life of Henry the Fift”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene ii]

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
existencelifebirth
Also see
big sleepcelestial transferdeathdeceasedemisedirt napdoomexitexpirationfatalityliquidationmortalityquietussleep of the just

Origin

  1. Latindēfūnctiō“execution, performance, death”
  2. Englishdefunction

from Latin dēfūnctiō (“execution, performance, death”), from dēfungor (“to finish, perform, die”).

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Translations

Catalan defunció
  • defunciódeath
French défunction
  • défunctiondeath
Japanese 死, 消滅
  • 死 (shi)death
  • 消滅 (shōmetsu)death
Spanish defunción
  • defuncióndeath
Cite this entry
APA

defunction. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/defunction

MLA

“defunction.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/defunction. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “defunction,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/defunction.

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